Toyota's Mystery GR Prototype Caught at Fuji Speedway Quickly Morphs Into the Next MR2, Virtually
Toyota’s test car appears to use a new 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine that could make about 400 horsepower, engineers said.
- A new Toyota MR2 test mule was recently spotted lapping Fuji Speedway in Japan, appearing to be based on the GR Yaris hatchback with prominent box flares and large vents.
- Gazoo Racing engineering chief Naohiko Saito explained that the all-wheel-drive layout in what the company calls "Concept M." "offers the best layout for high-performance driving."
- Unlike the 1.6-liter G16E-GTS engine used previously, the vehicle utilizes a new G20E 2.0-liter turbocharged inline-four expected to pump out about 400 horsepower, representing the seventh of at least 20 planned iterations.
- The prototype wears eclectic, mismatched bodywork including a large front radiator and prominent vents behind the doors; headlights and taillights resemble GR Yaris units.
- Even after three years of development, Toyota continues to experiment with these test mules, though the brand has not confirmed a production MR2 model for release.
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Toyota's Mystery GR Prototype Caught at Fuji Speedway Quickly Morphs Into the Next MR2, Virtually
The Japanese automaker is making the headlines across the rumor mill for all the right reasons: just recently, fans took to social media after they potentially caught Toyota’s new mid-engine sports car testing, and they have both photo and video proof. Toyota, the world’s largest automaker and also the most valuable automotive company acc... (continue reading...)
Toyota's Secret Mid-Engine Sports Car With Yaris Lights Is Buzzing Around Fuji
Every day, Toyota seems to tease more and more of the MR2's long-awaited revival. The post Toyota’s Secret Mid-Engine Sports Car With Yaris Lights Is Buzzing Around Fuji appeared first on The Drive.
The Japanese manufacturer continues to sow the clues, but the puzzle is finally beginning to take shape. A foretaste The new images broadcast on social network X show a heavily camouflaged coupe in full testing on Fuji's circuit. At first glance, nothing exceptional: the manufacturers test their future models daily far from indiscreet eyes. Yet, this car has been intriguing for many months. First because Toyota stubbornly refuses to confirm its …
Toyota GR MR2 prototype spied at Fuji Speedway – mid-engined sports car with 400 PS 2.0L turbo four, AWD
Toyota’s fabled new mid-engined sports car has been teased, hinted at and reported on so many times over the past decade or so that you could be forgiven for thinking it would never become a reality. But at last, we appear to have finally gotten concrete proof that such a car is in development – and at a fairly advanced stage, too. On X, Japanese user You_SuiKoyoAZ purported that they were at the cafe at Fuji Speedway’s Fuji Motorsports Museum w…
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